Nso

E593173

Nso is a traditional kingdom and ethnic community in Cameroon’s Northwest Region, known for its rich cultural heritage and influential chieftaincy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nso canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
traditional kingdom ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
hasAlternativeLanguageName Lamnsoʼ ⓘ
hasCapital Kumbo ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageStatus important cultural area in Northwest Cameroon ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Nso palace ⓘ
secret societies ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
masquerade dances ⓘ
royal enthronement ceremonies ⓘ
hasDemonym Nso ⓘ
hasEconomyBasedOn subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicCluster Tikar-related peoples ⓘ
hasLanguage Lamso ⓘ
hasMainCrops Irish potatoes ⓘ
beans ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ
coffee ⓘ
maize ⓘ
plantains ⓘ
hasMajorTown Kumbo ⓘ
hasPeopleName Nso people ⓘ
hasPoliticalSystem centralized kingdom ⓘ
chieftaincy ⓘ
hasRegion Bui Division ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
lineage system ⓘ
hasTraditionalAuthority council of elders ⓘ
palace notables ⓘ
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Fon of Nso ⓘ
knownFor elaborate palace rituals ⓘ
influential chieftaincy ⓘ
masquerade societies ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
locatedIn Bui Division ⓘ
Grassfields region of Cameroon ⓘ
Northwest Region of Cameroon ⓘ
partOf Cameroon Grassfields cultures ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northwest Region (Cameroon) → contains → Nso ⓘ
subject linked to: Northwest Region
Oku → borders → Nso ⓘ
Nso → hasDemonym → Nso ⓘ